79-year-old arrested for shooting 12-year-old

MIAMI - An elderly man was in custody after police say he shot a young boy in the stomach Sunday evening in Fort Lauderdale...

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From NBC Miami:

An elderly man was in custody after police say he shot a young boy in the stomach Sunday evening in Fort Lauderdale.

James McIvery, 79, is facing an aggravated battery with a deadly weapon charge, court records show.

Police say the 12-year-old was playing football with friends in the street in the 700 block of 12th Terrace when McIvery walked out of his house and fired a gun around 5:30 p.m.

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Some of the kids had knocked several times on McIvery’s apartment door, said Fort Lauderdale Police Det. Travis Mandell.

“Some type of prior altercation took place and the 79-year-old male discharged a firearm,” said Mandell. “Some sort of confrontation ensued.”

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